Hello.
I've rooted my phone a while back and currently have Recovery 3.0.2.4. Everytime I try to install a new ROM, i go into a boot-loop and I have to reload my Froyo based ROM.
I've just read that Gingerbread came out on the MT4G and I was wondering if its worth un-rooting my phone (if thats possible), to get this update. I'm not making much use of ROMs because I always get bootloops. This is probably due to the fact that I never have a version that works on both Froyo and Gingerbread based ROMs as I don't know where to find one.
If you guys were in my situation, what would you do?
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Hello.
I've rooted my phone a while back and currently have Recovery 3.0.2.4. Everytime I try to install a new ROM, i go into a boot-loop and I have to reload my Froyo based ROM.
I've just read that Gingerbread came out on the MT4G and I was wondering if its worth un-rooting my phone (if thats possible), to get this update. I'm not making much use of ROMs because I always get bootloops. This is probably due to the fact that I never have a version that works on both Froyo and Gingerbread based ROMs as I don't know where to find one.
If you guys were in my situation, what would you do?
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The newest 3.x.x.x Recovery image will handle both 2.2 and 2.3 ROMs. Are you verifying the MD5SUM of the download prior to flashing them?
I don't know exactly how to do that. I don't see Md5 sums on ROM manager, where I'm attempting to download the C7 Mod.
I want to revert my Iconia back to STOCK 3.1 rom + root and STOCK Kernel. I am currently running honeyvillians oc kernel with the stock rom and the Google + theme. I am not quite happy how I have it set to run and am sick of monkeying with it.
I did a nand backup under backup and recovery, but am not sure if that will put my kernel back to stock as well. If so, just let me know and I will restore it then problem solved.
Problem is:
PC crashed with my backups of the stock rom and stock kernel (not my nand backup unless that got wiped flashing the new rom/kernel)
How do I go about reflashing the stock kernel without causing major issues (I really don't need to brick this like I did to my HTC Glacier...... ) if thats the case. Can anyone provide the correct links to said stock rom and stock kernel or can I just grab the rom off the link below and go to town.
To those who would answere do a search... I have ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189461&page=2 ) and I really want to make sure I get this right. Thats why I am posting this and asking for help from "the pros."
I passed my noobness just a little while back and am kinda afraid to screw up (again) I have flashed many different rom cooks to this beast but only once the kernel and that is what I am afraid to touch again.
Geeze this is a long post. Sorry everyone.
KK love peace and chicken grease yall.
hi all,
if i flash the 2.3.4. can i flash after any firmware coocked? I have already flashed it to 2.3.4 and when i try to fash any room coocked i have the phone in black screen and doesn't start. there is some problems about the update related to bootloder update ?
Long story short: if you flash the official 2.3.4 rom (kernel), you lose the option (at least at the moment) to downgrade it.
Since most of the current roms for the Milestone 2 (MIUI and CM7 - both "vanilla" by tezet and ICS themed by endless7) use the older kernel, you can't use them anymore.
You could try MS2Ginger by walter79, which is based on the 2.3.4 kernel (the Chinese one).
djlooka said:
Long story short: if you flash the official 2.3.4 rom (kernel), you lose the option (at least at the moment) to downgrade it.
Since most of the current roms for the Milestone 2 (MIUI and CM7 - both "vanilla" by tezet and ICS themed by endless7) use the older kernel, you can't use them anymore.
You could try MS2Ginger by walter79, which is based on the 2.3.4 kernel (the Chinese one).
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I have just tried to flash MS2Ginger but at startup the phone stays with saver screen. Now, the
rsd motorola doesn't recognize the phone.
DO you have any solution?
thanks
I'm sorry, I have no clue...
djlooka said:
I'm sorry, I have no clue...
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i'm not able to flash correctly the MD2 version.
I ve succesfull installed MS2 Ginger 2.0.
You have to restore nandroid backup but dont flash the fixed .fsb and do a complete wipe with the stock recovery !
That 's work !!!
Hi All,
I've done literally weeks of research on this, so hopefully I've not missed any easy posts, but I want to check my approach and ask a final question. This is my daily phone, and while I know the risks and issues with custom roms, I want to get it right. Hope someone can advise.
ROM I want to install is Quarx's JB 4.1.2 CM10.
Phone I have is UK Motorola Defy (Red Lens, original):
System version: Blur_Version_2.21.0.MB525.Retail.en.GB
Model Number: MB525
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: EPU93ST2_U_03.02.00
Kernel version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
My plan is:
1. Official upgrade to Froyo - it seems this is not yet done on mine, and custom ROMs require its Kernel, I read
2. Root phone - SuperOneClick
3. Titanium Backup - Needs Root
4. ClockWorkMod Recovery - Needs Root, and gives me Nandroid Backup capability in BootLoader
5. Nandroid Backup - this should provide me a route back to stock (* see question below)
6. Flash ROM - this will give me CM10 based on Jelly Bean 4.2.1
Question is, despite reading many threads, I'm still confused on CG versions and SMG file versions (CG##.smg). I do want to be able to flash back to stock after this, in case I want to sell the phone - if I flash up to Quarx's CM10 JB 4.1.2, what CG version is it and is it higher than I can possibly get back to stock from? Or can I find a Fixed SBF of a Stock ROM that will let me go back? How can I best prepare for this?
Anything else to be aware of or concerned about?
Thanks very much.
Steve.
The easiest approach is to directly flash cm10 first and check off it works(you can flash back your stock sbf if there's any problem) because CM10 WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CG VERSION
The potential problem you can face(which can not stop you from stock sbf flash) is an incompatibility of 2ndboot with your stock kernel.
If you run into that problem (which I think should not occur) you will have to flash a compatible sbf, with higher cg version and a compatible stock kernel.
Sent from my MB526 using xda premium
Thanks - good to know CM10 has no CG version. I expected the developers to want to get rid of that kind of limitation as soon as they could!
Hmmm, so could someone confirm, that Quarx's CM10 will flash directly over the stock 2.1 Eclair ROM as listed above (with root/CWM), and doesn't need Froyo deployed as a base? That would really help if so - then I have no further considerations and I can just get on with it. I'll take it carefully and I'd rather not be faced with non-booting etc the first time round.
I believe wifi tethering doesn't work on it, though, or there's some problem with restarting regarding wifi tether. That's a shame, but maybe an app like Barnacle or OpenGarden can work instead...?
You could try it yourself by taking a Nandroid backup and if you face the non booting problem then flash stock sbf+ restore. Beware that sometimes first boot hangs or bootloops and in such cases you can fix the problem with a battery pull, or data wipe respectively
Open garden works without issues
Hit thanks!
Hi my phone (LG Optimus L3) has Android 2.3.6 I want to upgrade it to a newer version (3.5 or higher). Is this phone able to use higher versions of Android ? is it safe just to update the OS in the phone, if something will went wrong how can I reinstall the old version, that manufacture has installed ?
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Hi my phone (LG Optimus L3) has Android 2.3.6 I want to upgrade it to a newer version (3.5 or higher). Is this phone able to use higher versions of Android ? is it safe just to update the OS in the phone, if something will went wrong how can I reinstall the old version, that manufacture has installed ?
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Ill be straight to the point.. most of us have been using cm9 which is ics 4.0.0 since august 2012,each week, well sometimes every two weeks, since they are missing weeks. Cm9 is a nightly, which means there are bugs and issues, since teh rom is not stable. However, most of the problems have been fix and I have had not had any real issues with it, I do use it day to day, till a new custom rom (based off a previous cm9 nightly release) comes out that I want to try. but the roms has come a long way since build 1.
If something went wrong? like you bricked your phone. There is two ways.. create a back up in cwm before you flash cm9... or you can used kdz, which is used to recovery your phone if your brick it or you want to upgrade or download your firmware.
Also please give me more info about your phone. Like what baseband you are using, what country etc.
Also there are some stock custom roms, which are modified version of stock (2.3.6). With features like 1000 GHz overclock,new launcher,file manager and other useful tweaks/mods
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Ill be straight to the point.. most of us have been using cm9 which is ics 4.0.0 since august 2012,each week, well sometimes every two weeks, since they are missing weeks. Cm9 is a nightly, which means there are bugs and issues, since teh rom is not stable. However, most of the problems have been fix and I have had not had any real issues with it, I do use it day to day, till a new custom rom (based off a previous cm9 nightly release) comes out that I want to try. but the roms has come a long way since build 1.
If something went wrong? like you bricked your phone. There is two ways.. create a back up in cwm before you flash cm9... or you can used kdz, which is used to recovery your phone if your brick it or you want to upgrade or download your firmware.
Also please give me more info about your phone. Like what baseband you are using, what country etc.
Also there are some stock custom roms, which are modified version of stock (2.3.6). With features like 1000 GHz overclock,new launcher,file manager and other useful tweaks/mods
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I bought the phone from Dubai but I leave in Armenia, what is baseband ? and I read that if I insert and iternal SD card to increase the phones memory, it will not help me, as I will be able only to transfer photos and music, so I have to root my phone, do you think It is ok to do for this phone ?
Thanks
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Ill be straight to the point.. most of us have been using cm9 which is ics 4.0.0 since august 2012,each week, well sometimes every two weeks, since they are missing weeks. Cm9 is a nightly, which means there are bugs and issues, since teh rom is not stable. However, most of the problems have been fix and I have had not had any real issues with it, I do use it day to day, till a new custom rom (based off a previous cm9 nightly release) comes out that I want to try. but the roms has come a long way since build 1.
If something went wrong? like you bricked your phone. There is two ways.. create a back up in cwm before you flash cm9... or you can used kdz, which is used to recovery your phone if your brick it or you want to upgrade or download your firmware.
Also please give me more info about your phone. Like what baseband you are using, what country etc.
Also there are some stock custom roms, which are modified version of stock (2.3.6). With features like 1000 GHz overclock,new launcher,file manager and other useful tweaks/mods[/QUOT
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The baseband is MSM7225A-1-AA
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Tatevik said:
FlowUK said:
Ill be straight to the point.. most of us have been using cm9 which is ics 4.0.0 since august 2012,each week, well sometimes every two weeks, since they are missing weeks. Cm9 is a nightly, which means there are bugs and issues, since teh rom is not stable. However, most of the problems have been fix and I have had not had any real issues with it, I do use it day to day, till a new custom rom (based off a previous cm9 nightly release) comes out that I want to try. but the roms has come a long way since build 1.
If something went wrong? like you bricked your phone. There is two ways.. create a back up in cwm before you flash cm9... or you can used kdz, which is used to recovery your phone if your brick it or you want to upgrade or download your firmware.
Also please give me more info about your phone. Like what baseband you are using, what country etc.
Also there are some stock custom roms, which are modified version of stock (2.3.6). With features like 1000 GHz overclock,new launcher,file manager and other useful tweaks/mods[/QUOT
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The baseband is MSM7225A-1-AA
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Kernel 2.6.38.6-perf
Software V10g-Sep-14-2012
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Tatevik said:
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I bought the phone from Dubai but I leave in Armenia, what is baseband ? and I read that if I insert and iternal SD card to increase the phones memory, it will not help me, as I will be able only to transfer photos and music, so I have to root my phone, do you think It is ok to do for this phone ?
Thanks
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. Are you taking about using the SDMerg Mod to increased your memory? I dont have a problem with it, I can transfer video,music and images to my phone... as well as apk files.
Tatevik said:
Tatevik said:
Kernel 2.6.38.6-perf
Software V10g-Sep-14-2012
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Upgrade to the latest firmware using the Lg firmware site. Also make sure you do a back up when you install cmw, before you flash cm9. Also you might want to download the 1GHz Kernel, even if you dont plan to overclock, it will get rid of the battery bug on start up.
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